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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
I’ll never understand the process by which lenders choose to list their San Diego REO’s and foreclosures. Many are represented by professional real estate agents; but more and more, it seems these REO’s (bank-owned properties) are administered by  absentee agents who rarely respond to phone calls or emails. Should we be looking for some logic in the lender’s decisions to list with these phantoms? There again, these may be the same investors who lent mortgage funds to ghosts in the first place. They loaned million$ to phantom borrowers who said they earned $20,000 a week  as a gardner or insurance salesman– or whatever suited their imaginations. Their homes, haunted by unsustainable debt and a plummeting real estate market, floated back to the lenders…who then turned to phantom agents to...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
The real estate predators are always there–in good times and in bad. There are whispered stories in San Diego real estate circles of certain escrow and loan officers who, in the heady days of real estate, slipped deeds into the stacks of papers homeowners were signing as they refinanced their homes. The deed, of course, moved the property into the predator’s claws. As the Discovery Channel shows, predators will always pick off the unsteady, the not-so-swift and the elderly because the catch is easy and the herd moves on. No different with these criminals. But you know what’s scary? The employers of these predators, when or if they discovered the crimes, fired the perps summarily–and kept their collective mouths shut. They didn’t want bad press, they didn’t want exposure, they didn’t wan...
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By Rich Johnson
(Real Living Lifestyles Real Estate)
Wow! You can now buy a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo just a couple of blocks from the beach in Pacific Beach in the mid $400,000’s! Windermere’s New Homes Division just secured the listing on these beautiful homes, which are very well appointed in the heart of Pacific Beach. Located just 2 blocks from the ocean, this smart mix of street-level professional suites, residential town homes, and spacious flats captures interest with its modern design and appointments reminiscent of the architectural stylings of the ’50s and ’60s.   For those looking for an active lifestyle, Pacific Beach offers it all; swimming, surfing, walking the along the sand, bicycling, sailing and jogging are just a few of the activites to partake. Pacific Beach is know for it’s lifestyle of eclectic shops and boutiques, lo...
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Welcome any comments, info, and any local events pertaining to the above local areas. This site will keep statistics on the housing market in the above areas, in depth, beyond just median home prices. In addition it will post changing federal laws, as well as California laws pertaining to real estate. Any local event coming up in the areas is all welcome to be posted here. Gerard (G-Man) May 10, 2008
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By Kimberly Dotseth, Try Our "Cancel Anytime" Listing!
(Blend Real Estate, broker/owner )
To all my fabulous agent colleagues! My friend in San Diego launched his new business today after 8 months of development.  To see the new site or post Open Houses in San Diego, visit www.OpenHouseGenie.com.  Ads will start posting soon!  It's gone live within the last hour. It's an independent site, not sponsored by one of the large brokerages, that allows agents, for sale by owners and buyers to post or view open houses.  Unlimited ads for $10 per week.  Agents get all leads direct.  He's launching today and is very excited. The site is scaled to go national and will be in five cities by year-end.  You can have photos, text, virtual tour and more. If you have a need for fun, vibrant, inexpensive, well advertised (TV and radio) open house "go to" site in your city, send them an email a...
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By Dennis Volz, Like a Good Neighbor
(State Farm Insurance)
How much Liability Coverage do I need?  $500 or $250 deductible?  Do I even need Collision Coverage. Answers to these and lots more. JUST CLICK THE - READ THIS FIRST. Getting the most for your insurance dollar starts with getting the best quote you can.  There's few things in life more (seemingly) complicated than an auto insurance quote.  How much coverage should I have? What Limits are right for me?  15/30/25? 100/300/100? What deductibles should I have?  $100, $250, $500? Should I even have collision coverage on my car? What about Uninsured Motorist Coverage? What's MEDICAL PAYMENTS? What about towing, rental car and all those "other coverages"? Let me offer you a comprehensive view of all of these questions.  Take a look at my blog post at THE SAN DIEGO INSURANCE BLOG : 10 Ways to B...
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By Dennis Volz, Like a Good Neighbor
(State Farm Insurance)
How much coverage do I need on my house? What deductible should I have? Answers to these questions and more. JUST CLICK THE -READ THIS FIRST! Getting the most for your insurance dollar starts with getting the best quote you can.  There's few things in life more (seemingly) complicated than shopping for coverage like Homeowners Insurance.  How much coverage should I have on my house? How much Liability coverage should I have? What deductibles should I have?  $250, $500, $1000, $5000? Is my Boat covered? What about insurance for my jewelry? Is my stuff in storage covered? What's MEDICAL PAYMENTS? What about Additional Living Expenses Let me offer you a comprehensive view of all of these questions.  Take a look at my blog post at THE SAN DIEGO INSURANCE BLOG How Much Homeowners Insurance D...
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By Dusty Brazil, COMPASS Agent Living in North County San Diego
(Compass )
Want to buy or sell a home in Tierrasanta in San Diego?If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Tierrasanta, then you have found what you are seeking.  I bet you'd just like to see all TIERRASANTA HOMES FOR SALE IN SAN DIEGO, if so click the link. If you randomly made it here and do NOT want to find TIERRASANTA REAL ESTATE FOR SALE, then luckily I am doing some other blogs for surrounding areas, just look to the right and look for your neighborhood blog or START YOUR SAN DIEGO REAL ESTATE SEARCH HERE from scratch.             Currently there are about only 12 homes for sale in Tierrasanta in San Diego ranging from single family homes starting around the low 600's, to condos and townhomes to about $300,000. If you want to make life easy on yourself do the following.1) Get a Prequalifc...
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By Mike Ciampa
(92101 Urban Living)
We know no other condiminium projects that will break ground in the next year.  As high-rise projects require two years to complete, we do not anticipate the completion of any new high-rise projects until atleast 2011 or possibly 2012.There are two factors that impact the future supply of condiminiums downtown:First is the near absence of financing and equity capital-a situation abetted by the financial struggles of the major banks and investment institutions. Second, and of equal importance, is the rising costs of construction.  The condiminiums that are newly completed downtown, like The Mark andf The Legend, were bid out in 2004-2005.  Since then, as a result of international demand for concrete and steel, the cost of construction has increased between $125-150 per square foot.  New ...
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By Mark Mills, Downtown San Diego Condo Expert
(RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants)
The East Village of San Diego is becoming one of the hottest neighborhoods in Southern California to live. The East Village has seen a tremendous amount of private and public improvements in the past eight years. The biggest public improvement has been the addition of the Padres baseball stadium, know as Petco Park. The next big public improvement project planned is the new library. On the private sector side, most of the new projects have been high rise condos, plus some new office buildings and lots of retail spaces. There were too many new condo projects built to list here and many more are planned. However, at this point (Spring 2008) all of the proposed condo projects have been put on hold for various financing and marketability reasons. . Let me share some of my thoughts on what I...
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By Dusty Brazil, COMPASS Agent Living in North County San Diego
(Compass )
Want to live in Normal Heights in San Diego?Normal Heights is a great community located in the heart of San Diego near Mission Valley, North Park, University Heights and borders El Cajon Blvd. The Normal Heights Real Estate Market is a small community full of culture, tradition, shopping and lots of pedestrian activity on the streets. Check out this great link for reading on the history and additional info pertaining to Normal Heights in San Diego.     Normal Heights Real Estate consists mainly of  Normal Heights Homes and cottage style homes with alot of character.If you want to see all NORMAL HEIGHTS HOMES FOR SALE IN SAN DIEGO, click link to see the homes!  
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By Mike and Dawn Lewis, The Lewis Team at Keller Williams in San Diego CA
(The Lewis Team at Keller Williams)
San Diego Real Estate Group on Active Rain       The San Diego Real Estate Group on Active Rain has quickly reached 54 members since its creation October 28, 2007. Already there 429 posts and the group has a Google Page Rank of 3. Not bad for Sunny San Diego and the Real Estate Agents, Lenders, and others in the real estate business that have accomplished this great deed. We're always looking for new members and good posts to help out the many visitors we get to our group on a daily basis. Many people looking to buy and sell real estate in San Diego County and families needing loans and other real estate relate services in the San Diego Community.       If you get a chance stop by and visit San Diego Real Estate Q & A and get some great exposure in the Sunny San Diego Real Estate Market...
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By Mike and Dawn Lewis, The Lewis Team at Keller Williams in San Diego CA
(The Lewis Team at Keller Williams)
Foreclosures and FICO Scores A Foreclosure will negatively affect your credit and with the large amounts of foreclosures in today's real estate market avoiding a foreclosure is on many homeowner's minds. San Diego California has many foreclosures and will continue to see many more bank owned REO's and foreclosures in the near future. Homeowners that are having trouble making house payments have several options and should always seek legal and tax advice from professionals in those fields. Some of the options if you're unable to make your mortgage payment are to first call your bank. Consider a short sale or a deed in lieu before the bank foreclosures on your home.A Short Sale is negotiating with the lien holder a payoff for less than what they are owed for a piece of real estate short o...
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By ROY Mason
(Sapphire Realty www.SanDiegoRealyUpdate.com )
  FOR THE LATEST NEWS IN SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL REAL ESTATE.. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY SITE  WWW.SANDIEGOREALTYUPDATE.COMWWW.SANDIEGOREALTYUPDATE.COM    Realtor Roy MASON 858-752-3523  email RealtorRoyMASON@AOL.COM
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By ROY Mason
(Sapphire Realty www.SanDiegoRealyUpdate.com )
WAS great today! MUSIC, FUN, FAMILY , FOOD, MEET SOME NEW FREINDS, RAN INTO SOME OLD ONES, MEET A NEW CLIENT, WHAT A GREAT DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!  San Diego iS the place to be Realtor ROY MASON WWW.SANDIEGOREALTYUPDATE.COM  
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By ROY Mason
(Sapphire Realty www.SanDiegoRealyUpdate.com )
Americas Riskiest Markets & Some good news for San Diego RealEstatefrom Ivan at Southland here in San DiegoBy Roy Mason c/o IVAN SOLICEUsing data from a variety of sources, Forbes has compiled a list of the nations "Riskiest" Real Estate Markets - which includes San Diego and Sacremento.. BUT!!!! , the magazine concludes, there are signs that improvement may be on the horizon for these two major California Markets.Keep in mind...*The reskiest markets are those with high foreclosure rates, slow or no job groth, and the GLUT of homes on the market. Markets like Detroit, Cleveland, and Miami display all these charactoristics.*By Contrast, transactions are RISING IN SAN DIEGO, and htats a good sign assuming the increase is sustained. Rising transaction numbers may mean credit is becoming ea...
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By ROY Mason
(Sapphire Realty www.SanDiegoRealyUpdate.com )
Americas Riskiest Markets & Some good news for San Diego RealEstatefrom Ivan at Southland here in San DiegoBy Roy Mason c/o IVAN SOLICEUsing data from a variety of sources, Forbes has compiled a list of the nations "Riskiest" Real Estate Markets - which includes San Diego and Sacremento.. BUT!!!! , the magazine concludes, there are signs that improvement may be on the horizon for these two major California Markets.Keep in mind...*The reskiest markets are those with high foreclosure rates, slow or no job groth, and the GLUT of homes on the market. Markets like Detroit, Cleveland, and Miami display all these charactoristics.*By Contrast, transactions are RISING IN SAN DIEGO, and htats a good sign assuming the increase is sustained. Rising transaction numbers may mean credit is becoming ea...
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By ROY Mason
(Sapphire Realty www.SanDiegoRealyUpdate.com )
THERE IS NO REASON to give your home back to the bank unless it is on YOUR TERMS!Dear Home ownerMy name is Roy Mason and I am a Real Estate professional that specializes in assisting property owners that are facing foreclosure. Its public record that a Notice of default was filed on your property. I wish you would call me, I have a VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE in working out solutions with banks to:* Remediate your existing mortgage. I will work on your behalf to re-structure your mortgage with your current bank, if your goal is to keep your home there is a very high probability that I will be able to negotiate with the bank and stop the foreclosure. * Sell your home regardless if you have equity or not.1. If you have equity in your home, I will list and sell your home at a Discounted fee.2. ...
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By Rich Johnson
(Real Living Lifestyles Real Estate)
Contemplating a possible move to San Diego? Need help or information on our gorgeous communities? People relocate for a number of reasons. Some of us move for new work opportunities, some of us move to be closer to family, and some of us move just for the adventure of new places and opportunities.  Whatever the reason for your relocation, it is bound to be a time that - though exciting - will also be hectic. There are so many details that you need to take care of as you move out of your familiar environs and move into an unfamiliar community.  To minimize the stress of this move you need the assistance of a qualified professional who has an intimate knowledge of the area to which you are relocating. Hot On San Diego’s Sue Johnson is a Certified Relocation Specialist and has helped numer...
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